Charlotte W. Lewis, MD, MPH

Charlotte W. Lewis, MD, MPH

"Before becoming a pediatrician, I was an infant and pediatric nutritionist. I liked my job but wanted to be more involved with children and their families. This led me to pursue medicine. During my training as a pediatrician, I saw that children who were poor or who had special needs often had serious dental decay; it was difficult to find a dentist who would care for these children. My research interest in oral health disparities developed from this experience. As a pediatrician at the Craniofacial Center, I provide medical care for children with craniofacial birth defects and also focus on children’s feeding, nutrition and oral health."

Charlotte W. Lewis, MD, MPH, is attending physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her primary research interest is disparities in health and health-care access, with a specific focus on oral health and access to dental care.

Her research has involved documenting disparities in access to oral health services for low-income and special needs children as well as developing and evaluating strategies to improve pediatric oral health through expanded pediatrician and family physician involvement in these areas.

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TamiPasco, WA01.05.12

Dr. Lewis is wonderful. She has been my son's pediatrician at Children's Craniofacial Center since he was born 11 years ago! She is kind and patient with the kids. Always walks in the room with a smile. Takes the time to listen to parents' concerns and and answers questions, as well as listens to the kids. She does a complete assessment on the patient, noting every detail. She picked up on issues with my son that other doctors ignored, and acted on them right away, probably saving my son's life twice. I am so grateful for the care she has given my son over the years. Thank you, Dr. Lewis!

Utility of a summative scale based on the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Screener to identify CSHCN with special dental care needs.Maternal and child health journal
, 2012 Aug.
: 16(6)1164-72

Pediatric primary care providers and adolescent
depression: a qualitative study of barriers to treatment and the
effect of the black box warning.The Journal of adolescent health : official
publication of the Society for Adolescent
Medicine
, 2007 May
: 433-9

Lewis CW, Johnston BD, Linsenmeyar KA, Williams A, Mouradian W

Preventive dental care for children in the United States:
a national perspective.Pediatrics
, 2007 Mar.
: e544-53

Lam DJ, Starr JR, Perkins JA, Lewis CW, Eblen LE, Dunlap J, Sie KC

A comparison of nasendoscopy and multiview
videofluoroscopy in assessing velopharyngeal
insufficiency.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official
journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery
, 2006 Mar.
: 394-402

Lewis CW, Ose M, Aspinall C, Omnell ML

Community orthodontists and craniofacial care: results of
a Washington state survey.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official
publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial
Association
, 2005 Sept.
: 521-5

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